Old Soldiers Never Die
The Life of Douglas MacArthur

Always colorful, always controversial, Douglas MacArthur is one of the dominant characters in American military history. To his admirers, he was the greatest American soldier; to his critics, he was a fivestar fake. With unprecedented access to official military records, reports, correspondence and diaries, Geoffrey Perrets groundbreaking biography reveals for the first time a complete and accurate account of MacArthur's tumultuous career, including:The PershingMacArthur feud that cost MacArthur the Medal of Honor in World War IPresident Trumans secret plan to fire MacArthur two years before the Korean War MacArthurs failed presidential ambitions.Unmatched in its candor, authority and insight, this landmark biography charts the brilliant, if flawed, career of a unique American character.